Leodia

Leodia is a country in the Maian World, bordering Greenforest, Qualtonese Territory Former Leodian Republic of Eggton and Glorimala.

History
Leodia (Previously known as The United States of Leodia) was established as a sovereign country on 12th February 1337, with the first ruler being Lady Jane Grey, whom was loved by many until her death in 1370 at the age of 66. The country enjoyed a peaceful time and used to have 4 states consisting of North, East, South and West but a civil war erupted in 1410 when the 4 states couldn't keep the peace between themself. Eastern Leodia's government wanted to be a warring country whereas North, West and South wanted to be peaceful and accepting. After much dispute and disagreement the 4 states decided to hold a referendum and let the public decide. After the public voted to cut ties with the East State, Leodia set out to cut themself off from the state and fix any damage that had been done. This is the only war the country has ever had.

New Leodian Flag
In July 2017 Leodia revealed that they will be changing their country and state flags and let the public vote on which flag the preferred the most. On the 30th July, the 3 state ministers and the prime minister revealed which state flag designs won the vote aswell as which flag design became the new country flag.

Removal of States and Ministers and Implementation of Monarchy

 * 11 December 2017 - It was announced in the evening that Leodia had fallen into civil war with both itself and Eggton due to increasing frustration from it's citizens with the West State feeling abandoned and Leodian citizens being annoyed at the lack of improvment from Eggton. PM Ashton has stated that there will be big changes to how the country runs coming in the near future but has remained quiet as to what the changes will be.
 * 4 January 2018 - PM Ashton has revealed the changes that were mentioned at the end of 2017, explaining in a press conference that they will be scrapping the States and State Minister and Prime Minister system and be changing to a Monarchy with him and Dodie Clark being King and Queen of Leodia. The State Ministers also added that they wish the king and queen the best of luck also adding that they will be focusing on their own acting/singing careers.

Foreign Relations

 * - Leodia and Loafousia's country relationship is unstable due to having been in conflict recently but the relation between both countries is currently good.
 * - Leodia and Qualton are currently on good terms due to the leaders of both countries currently being in a relationship
 * - The relation between Eggton and Leodia is currently broken due to the recent war between both countries, with Qualton occcupying the territory.
 * - Leodia and Samavia have a long relationship marked by shared history and culture. Both nations are great allies with cultural similarities and close cooperation between both governments. Samavia has an embassy in Vagos.
 * - Leodia and Samavia have a long relationship marked by shared history and culture. Both nations are great allies with cultural similarities and close cooperation between both governments. Samavia has an embassy in Vagos.

Government
Leodia's government consist of 3 small governments from the 3 states and the heads from each state hold the title of Second Minister. The country has a Prime Minister that oversees all actions and passes or declines all laws and acts that have been proposed by the Second Ministers. The current Prime Minister is Ashton Kasey.

On the 30th July it was announced that Leodia's North State Minister will be stepping down due to some controversial comments she recently made this past month coming to light. Lizzy Plapinger will be stepping into the role and hopes to set things right and fix the issue Melissa created.

On the 1st of August the south state minister Natasha Negovanlis sadly announced she will be stepping down from the role of state minister, she stated the reason behind this was to focus more on her acting career due to gaining popularity after playing one of the lead roles in popular Leodian show Carmilla. She then announced that popular internet personality and new politician Rose Ellen Dix would be stepping into the role, Natasha wished the best of luck to Rose.

Leodian Royalty
Depending on the title given to a citizen of Leodia or other Maian countries, they will be classed as Leodian Royalty. The current people have been classed as Royalty:
 * Ashton - The Current King
 * Dodie Clark - Current Queen, Famous Leodian Singer, popular within Leodia and currently dating the King
 * Bip Ling - Has been deemed an Icon by Leodian citizens and her songs are highly popular within the country, was given the "Honourable" title on 10th December 2017
 * Antony Winter - Currently dating the King

Laws
All laws enacted in Leodia but be followed, failure to do so will result in a heavy fine of 1000 NOC. Continual refusal to abide by Leodian laws will result in jail time:

Laws:

 * Charity Stores must give 50% of their raised money/earnings to the charity the store is promoting
 * Minimum drinking age to buy and consume alcohol is 17
 * A drivers licence is required when driving around or out of the country, if caught without one you will receive a small fine of 50 NOC, repeatedly caught without it will result in a strike, 4 strikes and you are suspended from driving for 3-4 months.

Banned from Leodia:

 * Dabbing
 * Vaping

Cities
The country has 12 Main/Big cities:

Notable Citizens
All Notable Citizens can be found here

Maia Song Contest
The Maia Broadcasting Union originally invited Leodia to participate in the first contest but the country declined the offer citing it as a tv timeslot clash. They eventually began airing the contest when it was in it's fifth edition and applied for an MBU membership due to increasing interest from the public. Leodia were finally accepted to participate in the eighth edition of the contest and have taken part every edition since then.